Driver who killed man was in other crashes - inquest

A woman who killed a young father of two in a crash in Nottingham had been involved in three other collisions beforehand, an inquest has heard.

Nomazwe Moyo was jailed for 12 years in June after admitting causing the death of 20-year-old Muhammad Aftab Ahmad, who was riding a moped, on the A610 Bobbers Mill Bridge, in Alfreton Road, in October 2025.

On Wednesday, an inquest into Ahmad's death heard Moyo had been diagnosed with "probable epilepsy", advised not to drive and told she had to inform the DVLA of her condition, but did not follow this advice.

Nottinghamshire Police, the inquest was told, had been called to three earlier collisions involving Moyo in the years prior to the fatal crash.

The inquest, which is being held at Nottingham Coroners' Court, will examine whether action should be taken to prevent future deaths.

On 18 October last year, Moyo had been travelling towards the city centre in her mother's car behind Ahmad - who is being referred to throughout the inquest as Tabi, as he was known - before she hit him.

Giving evidence about the investigation to the inquest, Nottinghamshire Police serious collision investigator Louise Melbourne said evidence showed Moyo had overtaken an off-duty police officer before approaching and overtaking a bus.

"[The bus driver] likened it to the way a boy racer would drive," Melbourne said.

Moyo then overtook another car, clipping its wing mirror, before hitting Tabi - who was on his moped while working as a food delivery driver at the time - causing him to be "thrown from his vehicle into oncoming traffic".

Melbourne said it was determined that Moyo had taken her mother's car without permission, and had been driving at about double the speed limit. A court previously heard Moyo was also uninsured at the time.

Moyo drove on after hitting Tabi, before hitting the back of a taxi and subsequently crashing head-on with a fourth vehicle.

In a police interview, she said she spoke to the driver of the vehicle she crashed into after hitting Tabi.

The driver's evidence, Melbourne said, was that Moyo "didn't appear quite with it, she had kind of a blank expression".

When the driver asked what happened, Moyo was reported to have said she "hit something and then put her foot down".

In custody, she said she could not recall the collision with Tabi, Melbourne said. A post-mortem examination concluded he died of a head injury.

The inquest heard Melbourne reviewed Moyo's previous contact with police for any other relevant information as part of her investigation.

She found Moyo had been involved in three previous collisions - in July 2022, July 2023 and November 2023.

It was recorded in the force's collision reporting system that on 3 July 2022, Moyo had crashed into a central reservation in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, and that a seizure "may have been a possibility".

On 4 July 2023, it was recorded a car Moyo was driving had overturned and that she crawled out of it.

"It was recorded that she couldn't remember what had happened and that she had previously passed out, and that also resulted in a road traffic collision," Melbourne said.

The inquest heard Moyo's colleague had been travelling behind her and reported seeing her "unconscious" following the July 2023 collision.

After a third collision on 23 November 2023, it was recorded Moyo had "blacked out", leading to a crash involving three other vehicles.

The inquest also heard between 2022 and 2025, Moyo had been seen by her GP and a neurologist in relation to seizures and fainting.

In a statement read to the hearing, consultant neurologist Sue Lynn said Moyo had been diagnosed with "probable epilepsy" and prescribed medication.

Lynn said she was not aware Moyo was still driving.

A drug test following the fatal collision in 2025 found "therapeutic levels" of epilepsy medication in Moyo's blood.

Melbourne added: "It's important to note that from our investigation, there was no evidence that Moyo had suffered a medical episode prior to her collision with Tabi.

"After the collision with Tabi, whether she had any control of the vehicle, we're not sure. It may be at that stage that she doesn't have control.

"Certainly before the collision with Tabi, it certainly appears that she has control of the vehicle, from the manoeuvres she was making."

In the UK, drivers have a legal duty to inform the DVLA of a medical condition that could affect their ability to drive safely.

Police can also use an internal form called a D751 form to refer a driver to the licensing agency, the inquest heard.

The hearing was told neither police nor East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) had a requirement to refer drivers to the DVLA in relation to medical concerns at the time of any of the collisions.

Melbourne made a referral to the DVLA following the fatal 2025 collision.

A referral was also made to the policing watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, over previous contact officers had with Moyo.

Ch Insp James Walker told the inquest the police's investigation in 2025 highlighted a lack of referral to the DVLA over the two 2023 collisions involving Moyo, and it was subsequently referred to the force's professional standards team.

The standards team found there was "no case to answer" given there was "no statutory duty to make that referral".

Nottinghamshire Police introduced a new policy, in place from June this year, around recording road traffic collisions, the inquest was told.

The inquest continues.

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